Boeing, Doj Reach Deal, to avoid criminal prosecution over 737 Max crashes

The US Ministry of Justice said on Friday that it had a contract with Boeing In order to avoid the law enforcement of two accidents of the 737 Max of the aircraft manufacturer, in which 346 people were killed.

The so-called non-contract contract would enable Boeing, a great military entrepreneur and top-US exporter, not to be referred to as a criminal. The decision means that Boeing will not be in court as planned next month.

The Ministry of Justice met with the family members of Crash victims last week to discuss the potential business.

In a court registration on Friday, the DOJ said: “Is the government's judgment that the agreement is a fair and fair decision that serves the public interest.”

“The agreement guarantees further accountability and significant advantages of Boeing immediately and avoids the uncertainty and the legal dispute that is present through the procedure.”

Boeing did not comment immediately.

Boeing tries for years to complete the two accidents of his best-selling Max aircraft one Lion Air flight in October 2018 and an Ethiopian aircraft flight less than five months later. The Maxes were ground worldwide worldwide almost two years after the second crash, a break that gave the rival Airbus a lead to recover from the Covid pandemic.

But families of the victims of the crash criticized earlier agreements as a treasure for Boeing, demanded more accountability of the company and said that his managers should be on trial. In 2022, a former technical chief pilot for Boeing was acquitted due to fraud relapses associated with the development of the Max.

In 2021, the aerospace and space giant achieved a settlement in the last days of the first Trump government that protected it three years before the law enforcement.

After this deal, Boeing agreed to pay a fine of 2.51 billion US dollars in order to avoid law enforcement. This included a criminal punishment of $ 243.6 million, a 500 million dollar fund for family members of crash victims and $ 1.77 billion for its airlines.

This settlement from 2021 was to be blown out of an almost new 737 max 9 two days after blowing out a door plate, which was operated by Alaska Airlines on January 5, 2024 after the plane had left Boeing's factory without key screws.

Last year US prosecutors said that Boeing had violated the agreement in 2021 and accused the company not to set up and enforce a compliance and ethics program in order to determine violations of US fraud laws.

In July in July, towards the end of the bid administration, Boeing said to be guilty of charges for criminal fraud in a new comparison. A federal judge later rejected the plea and leaned concerns with demands on diversity, equity and inclusion for the selection of a company monitor.

As part of this contract of 2024, Boeing would have suspended a fine of up to 487.2 million US dollars, although the Ministry of Justice recommended that Boeing owe Boeing with half of the amount paid in the previous contract.

The United States had accused the Boeing of Conspiracy to cheat the government by misleading the supervisory authorities about the admission of a flight control system to the maximum that was later involved in the two crashes.

“The Boeing employees chose the path of profit to openness by hiding material information from the FAA regarding the operation of its 737 Max aircraft and trying to cover up their deception.”

News that was unveiled in an investigation of the development of the Max showed that the former top Boeing pilot, which was not owed in 2022 for fraud, was not to be guilty for fraud, the FAA was guilty of deleting the flight control system known as MCAS from manuals and in a separate email about “Jedi-Mind-Trick-regulator” Integrate training material.

Lawyers of the family members of the victims, who were scolded against the provisional plea in last year, and with a blow on the wrist for the corporate giant, which recently gained a contract worth billion with the construction of the next generation fighter plane.

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